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News 
Will this be Fat Albert's final run?
EPHRATA, PA
- Many of the Ephrata fair stands have been a staple of the yearly event for decades. One such stand is the ever popular "Fat Albert" game where patrons bet on what color tin cup a rat named Fat Albert will run into when released onto a spinning wheel. But after 36 years, the future of the stand is in...
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Spirit marches on in Ephrata tradition
EPHRATA, PA
- How do you plan a parade with 125 participants, 20 marching bands and up to 50,000 viewers?
"You get frustrated a lot," says lifelong Ephrata resident Randy Leinbach. "But we make it work."
Randy and Betsy Leinbach have been "making it work" by themselves for ...
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Historical Society ready for a grand celebration
EPHRATA, PA
- The Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley celebrates its 50th anniversary this month with a dedication ceremony and banquet on Saturday, October 20. In honor of this 50th anniversary, we're doing a three-part series on the organization-its history, the Theodore R. Sprecher Museum and the Wil...
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Let the games begin ...
EPHRATA, PA
- Before long-time Ephrata parade organizer, Betsy Leinbach became involved with the Ephrata Fair, she and her children showed chickens in it 35 years ago.
"We'd wash the chickens and blow them dry with a blowdryer," she said with a laugh at the fair office yesterday. "Our chic...
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Construction continues at Ephrata Area School District
EPHRATA, PA
- Students and faculty in the Ephrata School District can expect some inconvenience this year as a result of ongoing construction projects in several schools.
The district has been conducting projects in the high school and middle school, as well as the Akron and Highland elementary schools ov...
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When the fair ends, bridge closes
EPHRATA, PA
- When an extensively covered tragedy like the bridge collapse in Minneapolis, Minnesota is reported, it tends to raise questions of safety scarcely thought about by the average citizen. But, for local municipal officials and staff, bridge safety is a subject that is considered regularly.
Afte...
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After 42 years ...
EPHRATA, PA
- The traditional barber shop has always been a staple in downtowns throughout the country. From Floyd on the old Andy Griffith show to those which still operate on Main Street in Ephrata, the downtown barber is an institution—a place to take a few minutes away from the rush of life, have a nice...
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89th annual Fair arrives Tuesday
EPHRATA, PA
- The 89th annual Ephrata Fair will be held Sept. 25-29 and will showcase agricultural events and exhibits as well as traditional midway fare that has made it the largest Pennsylvania street fair.
"It's a great community event supported by a lot of businesses and is enjoyed by thousands of people...
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Beiler elected GOP chairman
EPHRATA, PA
- Akron's Glen Beiler Jr. has been elected to fill some very big shoes in the Ephrata Area Republican Committee.
Beiler will be the new chairman of the Ephrata group, following long-time leader Robert Bensing who passed away Aug. 22.
Beiler, who had been the treasurer of the committee, w...
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Christian 'Lee' Zinn, famous diner, park owner, dies at 78
EPHRATA, PA
- Whether it was his diner or his park, friends said Tuesday that owner Christian "Lee" Zinn was always ready to roll up his sleeves in an effort to make them look their very best.
Friends and long-time employees reminisced yesterday following the news that Zinn, 78, of Ephrata, passed ...
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